chocolate – Healthy Choices by Sabine: Sugar-free and Healthy Dessert Recipes

Healthy Chocolate Cheesecake Bars

Easy, healthy, and light no-bake Chocolate Cheesecake Bars will be waiting for you in the fridge whenever you crave something sweet and chocolatey. Easy to prepare with just a few ingredients using a blender and no baking needed.

Why these Chocolate Cheesecake bars are healthy and so good?

Refined sugar-free
Cashews are rich in fiber, heart-healthy fats, and plant protein
Coconut cream makes the cake more light and it’s a perfect alternative to dairy-heavy cream
Vegan
Lactose-free
Creamy and soft
Chocolatey

More recipes for healthy cakes:

TIME: 10 minutes | SERVINGS: 12

Ingredients:

The base:

170g sugar-free vegan cookies
6 tbsp coconut oil (melted)
2 tbsp cocoa

Filling:

200g cashews (soaked in hot water for up to 1-4 hours)
300g coconut cream (canned, and the thick part only)
200g dark vegan chocolate
2-3 tbsp honey, maple, or agave syrup (adjust to taste)

Instructions:

Crush the cookies using a blender or food processor and add coconut oil and cocoa, stir all until mixed, and set aside.
Take a square or rectangular bowl or cake form. Line it with baking paper. Add the cookie base, spread it out, and press evenly.
Take again a food processor or high-speed blender and blend together soaked cashews and coconut cream until you get a smooth mixture.
Melt the chocolate at a very low temperature.
Add the melted chocolate and honey to the mixture and blend all well, but after everything is processed, quickly and evenly pour the filling over the cookie base.
Put in the fridge to set for 1 hour or more. Store in the fridge.

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Chocolate Cookie Snack Bars

This Chocolate Cookie Snack Bars recipe is a great way to satisfy your sweet tooth while also getting some healthy nutrients from nuts, blueberries, and good quality chocolate. Plus, these Chocolate Snack Bars are vegan, easy to make, and free of any additional sweeteners. Give it a try and let me know what you think!

Chocolate Cookie Bars are:

Crunchy and crispy
Chocolatey
Adjustable toppings
No added additional sugar and sweeteners

TIME: 10 minutes for preparation, 1-2 hours to set | SERVINGS: 8

Ingredients:

3 sugar-free vegan cookies
2 rice cakes
100g good quality vegan dark chocolate
2 tbsp coconut oil
blueberries or other berries
3 tbsp chopped nuts

Instructions:

Crush the cookies and rice cakes.
Melt the chocolate at a very low temperature, and add crushed cookies and rice cakes into the melted chocolate. Combine all well.
Take a small rectangular or square tray, and line it with baking paper.
Add the chocolate mixture to the tray and press it well.
Pour over chopped nuts and berries.
Put in the freezer for 1 – 2 hours to set.
Cut into the bars. Store in the fridge.

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Healthy Chocolate Granola

If you’re a fan of granola and chocolate, then you’ll love this homemade Chocolate Granola recipe! It’s easy to make, requires just a few ingredients, and is perfect for breakfast, snacking, or even as a dessert topping.

Enjoy your delicious homemade chocolate granola on its own, with milk or yogurt, or as a topping for ice cream or smoothie bowls. It’s a tasty and healthy way to satisfy your chocolate cravings while getting some wholesome nutrition at the same time. Chocolate Granola is vegan, refined-sugar-free, and dairy-free.

More breakfast ideas:

TIME: 30 minutes preparation and baking | SERVINGS: 4

Ingredients:

2 handfuls of rolled oats
2 handfuls of mixed nuts
1 tsp cocoa powder
1 tbsp chia seeds
2 tbsp honey
2 tbsp coconut oil
chocolate chips (adjust to taste)

Instructions:

Preheat your oven to 160°C and line a large baking sheet with parchment paper.
Combine the oats, chopped nuts, chia seeds, and cocoa powder in a large mixing bowl. Stir until well combined.
In a small saucepan, melt the honey and coconut oil over low heat, stirring occasionally until they’re thoroughly combined and runny.
Pour the honey mixture over the oat mixture and stir until everything is coated.
Spread the mixture out onto the prepared baking sheet in an even layer.
Bake for 25 minutes, stirring every 10 minutes to ensure even baking. The granola should be crispy and fragrant when done.
Remove from the oven and let the granola cool completely on the baking sheet.
Once cooled, stir in the chocolate chips if desired.
Store the granola in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 2 weeks.

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Chocolate Porridge

This porridge is a dream. Delicious and sweet but at the same time healthy breakfast whenever you want to delight yourself. Chocolate lovers will adore this vegan and healthy Chocolate Porridge. Easy to make and only take 5 – 10 minutes to prepare.

Ingredients:

6 tbsp (60g) rolled oats
1 chopped date or 1 tsp honey or other healthy sweetener of your choice
100ml plant-based milk
2 pieces of dark chocolate
100ml water
2 tsp good quality sugar-free cocoa

Instructions:

Take a pot, and add water, milk, oatmeal, honey (or chopped date), and cocoa.
Boil for ~ 3 minutes.
Meanwhile, chop one piece of chocolate and leave the other whole.
Remove the porridge from the heat and place it in a small porridge bowl.
Put (slightly press) a whole piece of chocolate into the porridge.
Put the lid or plate on the porridge, and allow it to “rest” for 3 minutes. A piece of chocolate will melt in the heat and you will get a creamy chocolate topping.
Garnish the porridge with banana slices, and fruit of your choice, and sprinkle with another piece of chopped chocolate.

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Chocolate-Covered Berry Jam Bites

These Chocolate-Covered Berry Jam Bites are super easy to make, so juicy, and a delicious healthy treat, snack, or dessert. You will be in love with these Berry Jam Bites for the first bite. Coated with crunchy and soft chocolate from the outside and filled with juicy and sweet berry jam from the inside.

When I found out that it’s possible to make jam from chia seeds, I couldn’t stop making it and testing it with different berries and fruits. It’s so easy to make and it’s a delicious garnish to porridge and pancakes. Berry Chia Jam could be the easiest healthy jam in the world. Totally sugar-free, naturally sweetened with honey, and healthy, because of the added superfood chia seeds which have many health benefits. These Chocolate-Covered Jam Bites have this incredibly delicious taste that you will not be able to forget.

These Chocolate-Covered Berry Jam Bites are:

Vegan
Juicy
Grab-and-go snack
Easy & quick to make
Juicy and sweet
Perfect as a gift
Many variations with the ingredients of the jam

TIME: 15 min preparation, 15 minutes to set, 1-2 hours to freeze| SERVINGS: 6

Ingredients:

2 big handfuls of fresh or frozen berries
1 tbsp honey
2 tbsp chia seeds
60g vegan sugar-free chocolate
1 tbsp coconut oil

Ingredients:

Mash the berries with the fork into a puree. If you use frozen, then you can unfreeze them in a small pot at medium heat until they start to dissolve.
Add honey and chia seeds. Mix all well.
Leave the mixture for 15 minutes to set.
Take a plate, cover it with baking paper, and with a tablespoon put a small amount of the jam on it.
Put in the freezer until solid.
Melt the chocolate and coconut oil at a very low temperature.
Cover the berry jam bites in chocolate. Put in the fridge to set. Store in the fridge.

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Chocolate Coconut Cookies

If you are looking for a healthy, easy, and quick-to-make dessert or snack, this recipe is for you. Chocolate Coconut Cookies consist of only 2 main ingredients, you can make them in 10 minutes or even faster. These are some of the easiest cookies I’ve ever made.

The crunchy taste of the shredded coconut and the sweetness of chocolate make these your dream cookies. You can decorate the cookies with whatever you want – fresh or frozen berries, nuts, seeds, anything you can find at home and make your unique version of them or even much tastier.

These Chocolate Cookies are the best because:

Quick to make
Only 2 main ingredients
Many decoration variations
Vegan and no additional sweetener added
Crunchy and soft at the same time
Grab-and-go snack or dessert

TIME: 10 min preparation, at least 10 minutes to set in the fridge | SERVINGS: 10+

Ingredients:

80g shredded coconut
100g vegan dark sugar-free chocolate

For decoration (optional):

2 tbsp nuts
fresh or frozen berries or fruits

Instructions:

Line a plate with baking paper.
Melt the chocolate at a very low temperature.
Add shredded coconut to the melted chocolate, and stir well.
Take a tablespoon or small scoop, and put a small of the mixture using a spoon on the baking paper. Press it or form it as a cookie.
Sprinkle each cookie with chopped nuts, fruits, or berries.
Put it in the fridge to set for 10 minutes or more. Store in the fridge or freezer.

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